Transit navigation

Abstract

Some embodiments provide a map application that identifies a transit route that includes one or more transit legs between a starting location and a destination location. In response to a request to start navigating the identified transit route, the map application of some embodiments provides a first display area for displaying a set of navigation instructions, each of which describes a transit maneuver that is associated with a transit leg of the transit route. The map application also provides a second display area for displaying a map region presentation associated with the navigation instruction that is displayed in the first display area.

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CLAIM OF BENEFIT TO PRIOR APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application 62 / 172,206, filed Jun. 7, 2015; U.S. Provisional Patent Application 62 / 172,209, filed Jun. 7, 2015; U.S. Provisional Patent Application 62 / 172,214, filed Jun. 7, 2015; and U.S. Provisional Patent Application 62 / 172,216, filed Jun. 7, 2015. U.S. Provisional Patent Applications 62 / 172,206, 62 / 172,209, 62 / 172,214, and 62 / 172,216 are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]With proliferation of mobile devices such as smartphones, users are enjoying numerous applications of numerous kinds that can be run on their devices. One popular type of such applications is mapping and navigation applications that allow users to browse maps and receive route directions. Despite their popularity, these mapping and navigation applications have yet to provide a comprehensive and efficient transit routing and navigation system.BRIEF SUMMARY[0003]Some embodiments of the inventio...

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[0017]Before automatically scrolling the navigation banners to display the navigation banner that is associated with the current transit leg, the map application of some embodiments first determines that the application has accurately detected the current location of the device (e.g., by ascertaining that the device has enough reception to accurately determine its current position). Therefore, in some embodiments, in order for the map application to change the current transit leg's navigation banner and its corresponding map view, the application determines that (1) an accurate location of the device is identified, (2) the currently displayed banner is not associated with the current location of the device, and (3) a certain time period has passed since the currently displayed banner has been last shown to the user.

[0018]In some embodiments, the map application determines whether any of the transit legs of a selected transit route is replaceable by a second different route that is travelled by one or more other transit vehicles. In some embodiments a transit leg is replaceable by a second route when the second route runs parallel with the identified transit leg (i.e., from the same starting station to the same e

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Despite their popularity, these mapping and navigation applications have yet t

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